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Lorie Baker

Lorie Baker is a trauma-informed investigative journalist and contributing writer. She reports from the frontlines of conflict, custody courts, and institutional coverups — always with one hand on the archives and the other on the pulse of the silenced. She is accredited through the U.S. State Dept. and the White House Correspondents’ Assoc.

Lorie Baker's Latest Articles

Families wait while power draws its borders

House Bill 442, the proposed ‘People’s Map,’ seeks to realign representation with Ohio’s actual voting patterns.

The lines between us

Gerrymandering shapes everything: who funds your schools, which neighborhoods share resources, and whether your community gets heard at all.

Landsman held a town hall in Springboro, OH, earlier this month.
For Greg Landsman, the future starts in your neighborhood

The resilience in communities is proof the country still has capacity to come together.  

MindPeace prompts rest on a windowsill overlooking downtown Cincinnati. The view is a reminder that most youth will return to the community; the question is how prepared will they be.
In a place built for youth confinement, this space offers calm release

Hamilton County Youth Center's new de-escalation space changes the script for juvenile justice.  

Volunteers tend to the Harriet Beecher Stowe House gardens, where native plants are being  reintroduced to restore ecological and historical memory.
Where memory grows: Volunteers unearth history and healing at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House

“This kind of work isn’t symbolic - it’s tangible and necessary,” says gardener and volunteer Sarah, from Greenfaith Guardians.

Kentucky to Kherson: The long road to healing

For thirty years, a Northern Kentucky nonprofit has shown up for a Ukrainian orphanage. Now, it's time for letting those who stayed behind voice what they need next.

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